Aztec UFO Incident

supposedly 12 giant humanoids were aboard that UFO. Perhaps 18, maybe 30. The saucer itself was said to be an incredible 100 feet in diameter. Members of the armed forces were ordered to store various pieces of debris and send them to such locales as Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, never to be seen again. Frank Thayer, an emeritus professor at New Mexico State University, traveled to Aztec to see what the hubbub was all about. "The military must have used the biggest Bekins truck available to cart away all that stuff," he told me. Beginning in 1997, a UFO symposium was held in Aztec

The Aztec Event at Heart Canyon near Aztec, New Mexico is by far the more controversial of the two events. The controversy rests with some problems involving witness testimony and the background of others who were involved in the original story by columnist, Frank Scully. However, the story has remained in play by work of researchers, William Steinman, and, Leonard Stringfield, and more recently has recently gained great traction by the hard work of researchers Scott and Suzanne Ramsey as reported in their book, The Aztec Incident: Recovery at Hart Canyon.

A short synopsis of the event is that a saucer of about 100 feet in diameter was discovered by oil workers sent to Hart Canyon to extinguish a brush fire threatening oil wells in the area. Nearby was a strange craft resting on a mesa. The oil workers inspected the craft, which appeared to be made of a light but extremely strong metal without seams or fasteners of any kind. A small broken porthole was located and the workers could see a number of small occupants that seemed to be burned or charred.

The military soon arrived and sealed the area. The men, along with two police officers who had been summoned by the workers were admonished by military personnel what they saw was a matter of great national security and highly classified. They were told to never to speak of the event to anyone. They may even have been threatened as has been reported by a number of individuals witnessing UFO events from that time period.

This is a very complicated story with limited witnesses, most of which are now deceased. However, newly discovered evidence along with the dedicated work of researchers Scott and Suzanne Ramsey over the last 10 years have started to convert many who thought this event was a hoax.